Word: philadelphia
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Competition abounds, In the elite eights division, a seesaw contest between Vespers Boat Club of Philadelphia and Princeton provided a spectacle through the threemile course, with a narrow victory going to Vespers...
...other end of the state, Bill Green inherited public office rather than money. His father both sat in Congress and stood astride the Philadelphia Democratic machine. After the elder Green died 13 years ago, young Bill dropped out of Villanova Law School and became the youngest member of Congress by virtue of a special election. He earned his degree years later, but still has not taken the bar examination. His style reminds people of Ted Kennedy and, like Kennedy, he still dresses in white shirts and blue suits, as if he must reaffirm his lace-curtain status...
Miki Grant's award-garnering musical has been all over the country--I first saw it years ago in Philadelphia--but it has arrived in Boston with its vigor and energy unsapped. The effect of the show is cumulative; by the end of the two hours, the Charles Playhouse's exhuberant cast has successfully bounced, exhorted and cajoled its audience through the entire gamut of black experience...
...issue was impressive. There was a terrific article about who was doing the best job covering Carter, entitled "The Best Crystal Balls on the Bus." In a survey of bizarre editorial writing, More came across the Philadelphia Daily News's Richard Aregood, who plugs away at strange causes in an extremely eye-catching way. The seeming abundance of Jews in the media was explored. The magazine was littered with loot, almost as if More's editors had collected little gems for the past few years and decided all at once to show us their splendid collection...
Cincinnati and Philadelphia match up almost perfectly for the league finale. Both teams have power hitters, tight defense and skittery base runners. Philadelphia has a pitching edge, but the Reds have Joe Morgan, last season's Most Valuable Player and this season, more valuable still. The experienced Reds should take the playoffs...